Gyan Prakash is Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University and served as the director of the Shelby Cullom Davis Centre for Historical Studies from 2003 to 2008. He is the author of Bonded Histories (1990) and Another Reason (1999), and has co-authored Worlds Together, Worlds Apart (2002).Both spectacle and ruin, Mumbai exemplifies the cosmopolitan metropolis. It is not just a big city but also a soaring vision of modern urban life. Millions from India and beyond, of different ethnicities,languages and religions, have washed up on its shores, bringing with them their desires and ambitions. Mumbai Fables explores the mythic inner life of this legendary city as visualized by its inhabitants, journalists, planners, writers, artists, film-makers and political activists.In this remarkable cultural history of one of the world’s most important urban centres, Gyan Prakash unearths the stories behind its fabulous history, viewing Mumbai through significant moments and
kaleidoscopic ideas that have shaped it, its comic-book heroes and famous scandals. Shedding light on what has been called ‘the maximum city’, Mumbai Fables offers an unparalleled look at this oneof-its-kind city.
kaleidoscopic ideas that have shaped it, its comic-book heroes and famous scandals. Shedding light on what has been called ‘the maximum city’, Mumbai Fables offers an unparalleled look at this oneof-its-kind city.
ISBN: 9789350290071
Author: Gyan Prakash
Published by: Harper Collins Publishers India
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